Trump family lead the transition: Ivanka, Jared Kushner, Eric and Don Jr are on the team as Mike Pence takes over and Chris Christie is pushed aside
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is out as Trump’s transition chair, replaced by VP-elect Mike Pence
Move came just a after Christie convened a meeting over Trump’s plans to take office
Trump campaign announced transition advisors – in a list that includes Ivanka Trump, both her brothers and her husband
Also on this team is venture capitalist Peter Thiel who co-founded PayPal and Steve Bannon, Trump campaign CEO
President-elect Donald Trump flew to New York after meeting with President Obama and congressional leaders Thursday
Lawmaker says White House chief of staff could get named this weekend with Bannon, Kushner, and Priebus in the mix
Lobbyists and think tanks flooding transition effort to fill thousands of jobs and craft agenda
By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor
DailyMail.com
11 November 2016
Donald Trump has organized his first staff-shakeup before he even takes office – and put his children firmly in charge.
He ousted New Jersey governor Chris Christie as head of his presidential transition and appointing running mate Mike Pence to chair the effort, with all his adult children and his son-in-law also on board.
Ivanka, Donald Jr and Eric Trump, and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law are all on the team.
So too is Silocon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel, the PayPal co-founder who brought down gossip website Gawker by funding Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit.
‘Together this outstanding group of advisors, led by Vice President-elect Mike Pence, will build on the initial work done under the leadership of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to help prepare a transformative government ready to lead from day one,’ Trump said in a statement announcing the change.
Christie is to stay on as a vice chair. He is joined by former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, defeated rival Dr. Ben Carson, Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, who traveled with Trump and advises on national security, and Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions.
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